Tom Parkinson

Why is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs running the jab program anyway? Why not the Ministry of Public Health? Are foreigners not the public?

Starting the non-immigrant “O” process again would be a bit of a hassle, but it might be worthwhile to save 20k baht on Covid insurance! Thanks again.

Yes, I thought so. If I returned on 30 October with a renewal date of 31 October, would I only need coverage for one day?

I’m on a non-immigrant “O” retirement visa. My renewal date is 31 October, but I will not clear Phuket quarantine until just after that. So I will have to renew before I leave. My visa will then be good for a year, so I assume I would need a year of Covid insurance coverage.

Ubon Joe, thanks for your reply! I suspected that was the case, but I hoped that some more rational policy would apply. I guess I will just have to ante up my 23k subsidy to one of the approved insurers. ????

I’m considering flying to the US in late September and am now working through all of the necessary steps to enter the US and return to Thailand. I’m looking at returning via the Phuket Sandbox to avoid total quarantine. I know that there is a USD 100k Covid insurance requirement for reentry. Can I use evidence of a dedicated fixed deposit account with a balance of >USD 100k to fulfil the insurance requirement?